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Future‘s ninth studio album, I Never Liked You, has arrived — and with its release, the rapper dropped a video for his latest collaboration with Kanye West, “Keep It Burnin.” In the new Rick Nyce-directed video, the two appear in a darkly-lit area, with the whole visual shot in a …

Vladimir Putin gave one of Russia’s most controversial rappers a special birthday present this year: designation as a foreign agent. The first musician to ever receive the government branding, rapper FACE spent his 25th birthday elated by the news. “I’m proud of it. It’s the best birthday gift I’ve ever …

Jack Harlow won’t settle for anything less than “First Class” — and he’s bringing the object of his desire along for the ride. Although the Louisville rapper dropped the single on Thursday at midnight, the song had already taken major flight days before its release. On the new track, which …

When it comes to her music, the Queen of Rap Nicki Minaj is used to being in the driver’s seat. But on Wednesday, James Corden took the wheel for the return of his beloved “Carpool Karaoke” segment on The Late Late Show after two years. In between cackles, rap-alongs, and …

At the top of the year, Chance the Rapper seemed to be having the time of his life in Accra, Ghana. On Instagram, he posted his treks around the city and the woods, posed in front of incredible architecture, and even sat down with the country’s president. “I have so …

Denis Solís moved to Novi Sad, Serbia, in November 2021 — quietly, wearily, without a job lined up. Of his large and tightknit extended family, only two cousins joined him. And now, every day, when he leaves his apartment to wander unfamiliar streets in search of work — as a …

Coi Leray has enlisted Nicki Minaj for her new single, “Blick Blick.” It’s the rising rapper-singer’s second single of the year following “Anxiety.” Leray’s debut studio album, Trendsetter, is expected to arrive later this year. “Want a bad bitch like me/Keep on wishing, baby,” Leray confidently raps on the song …

T-Pain’s influence over an era of pop music is hard to overstate. From 2005 to 2011, he scored 17 Top 20 hits on the Billboard Hot 100, and his innovative, Auto-Tune-fueled blend of rap and R&B laid the groundwork for artists like Kanye West, Travis Scott, and Lil Uzi Vert. …

Too $hort performed for NPR’s “Tiny Desk (Home) Concert” series, showcasing seven tracks from his catalogue. The performance, part of Tiny Desk’s Black History Month celebration, opened with the Oakland rapper’s 1990 single, “The Ghetto.” Watch the set here. “How many artists you know that got relevant records in five …

In case you haven’t noticed, we’re living in a Wordle world. Ever since the popular spelling game came through in October 2021 and crushed the buildings, everyone’s suddenly more obsessed with taking over blocks than The Wire kingpin Avon Barksdale. It’s a quick rise that makes particular sense for the …